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Table 2 Attitudes about Information Important for Individualized Decision Making

From: Older adults' attitudes about continuing cancer screening later in life: a pilot study interviewing residents of two continuing care communities

 

Agree n (%)

 

All

Age >85

Cancer

 

n = 116

n = 36

n = 45

I want my doctor to talk with me about how tests for cancer can give the wrong result

108 (94)

32 (89)

43 (95)

I want my doctor to talk with me about whether I want to stop getting tests to check for cancer.

97 (84)

30 (86)

35 (78)

My doctor's estimate of how long I might live is not important in making decisions about cancer screening.

72 (62)

26 (72)

26 (58)

To help make cancer screening decisions, I want my doctor to talk with me about how long he/she thinks I might live.

60 (52)

17 (46)

23 (52)

I think that doctors know for sure if cancer screening helps people over 70.

56 (49)

18 (51)

23 (51)